Medical debt harms people in different ways. It can lead them to seek payday loans, take money out of their retirement accounts, or delay medical care.

For people who give birth, financial worries can affect major decisions about what their family ultimately looks like.

A Penn State study of 2,169 first-time Pennsylvania moms with private insurance found 8.3% had childbirth bills sent to collections. These women were less likely to have a second child in the following two years compared to those who didn’t have debt in collections, it found.

“I have patients all the time who will tell me, ‘I had no idea. I have insurance. I have good insurance,’” Sarah Horvath, an OB-GYN who practices in…

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KUWAIT CITY, March 15: The Ministry announced that the third national campaign to collect donations for paying off the debts of indebted individuals raised nearly 400,000 dinars on its first day, with contributions from 5,740 donors. The campaign, which will run for a month, emphasizes a revised donation collection mechanism compared to previous initiatives. This effort aligns with the directives of the political leadership to mobilize all available resources and promote the values of social solidarity. It also seeks to localize charitable work by engaging individuals, charitable organizations, government entities, and private institutions in developing sustainable solutions to address various humanitarian crises.

TORONTO — Despite holding out hope it can avoid a full shutdown, Hudson’s Bay says it is planning an “immediate” liquidation that would begin next week and wrap up in June.

In a late Friday announcement, Canada’s oldest company said it couldn’t secure the necessary financing to keep at least some of its empire alive.

A closure of the entire business, which is planned pending a court appearance set for Monday, would mean job losses for 9,364 employees the company has in Canada across its Hudson’s Bay stores, as well as three Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 13 Saks Off 5th locations it owns through a licensing…

Following Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) announcement that it will liquidate its retail operations, Unifor is calling on the company to uphold its legal obligations to workers as priority number one and provide clear communication about the future of the announced liquidation.

 “HBC must act in good faith by ensuring workers receive the wages, benefits, and severance they are entitled to under their collective agreements,” says Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Workers’ livelihoods are on the line—they’re rightfully concerned and deserve full transparency from HBC.”

Unifor Locals 40 and 240 represent approximately 320 HBC employees at stores in Windsor, Kitchener, and Toronto’s Sherway Gardens, as well as workers…

TORONTO — Analysts say the planned liquidation of Hudson’s Bay will leave a hole in the country’s retail landscape, as Canada’s oldest company prepares to wind down in the coming months unless it can find a last-minute solution.

Retail experts attribute a combination of missteps that led to Friday night’s announcement from Hudson’s Bay, which said it would begin liquidating its entire business as soon as next week, pending court approval.

The department store chain that dates back to 1670 and now…

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In a regulatory filing, the company said, “A petition has been filed under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) by M/s. Rosmerta Digital Services Ltd, an operational creditor of Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd.”

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